Gwen Havers
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Post by Gwen Havers on Jun 20, 2007 13:54:18 GMT -5
"Well, what can we do?"
"We just keep looking," she responded hastily. She looked back at Ana, and then at Severin who had no vested interest and yet seemed committed to helping them. "It's my fault. All of this. Because I wasn't honest with him, with any of you. I didn't tell Jake about the traps, I didn't tell him the whole truth about the dangers out here because I made some stupid promise that I never should have done. So now I have to find him. I have to apologize to him, and I have to know that he can forgive me."
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Post by Severin on Jun 20, 2007 14:02:21 GMT -5
He looked at Gwen with an expression of sympathy. "Gwen..." he began softly. "It's not your fault. Someone did this, it has nothing to do with you."
Then, he paused, and suggested gently, "This isn't helping. I think we should turn back."
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Post by ana on Jun 20, 2007 15:27:42 GMT -5
All the pointless chatter between Gwen and Severin was starting to give Ana a headache. She'd hung back a little so that she wouldn't have to listen to Gwen's constant questioning but now that they'd stopped walking she was rapidly catching up. Just in time to hear a little self-pitying whining from Gwen. It was ever so tempting to shut her up with a well placed slap to the face, but she thought Severin might frown on that, so she chose some suitable words instead.
"For the love of god, Gwen! This isn't about you!" Ana stopped in front of her.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Jun 20, 2007 16:12:52 GMT -5
"For the love of god, Gwen! This isn't about you!"
She opened her mouth to protest, but the words wouldn't come. "I wasn't..." she stammered in apology. "I didn't..."
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Post by Severin on Jun 20, 2007 16:24:55 GMT -5
"Ana!" snapped Sev suddenly and angrily. "You're not contributing!"
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Post by ana on Jun 20, 2007 17:37:44 GMT -5
It was the first time that Ana had heard Severin raise his voice and it made her stop dead in her tracks.
"You're not contributing!"
"And she is!?!" Ana spat back, pointing at Gwen. "You wanted her to come with, for what? Do you like playing the shouder to cry on?"
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Post by Severin on Jun 20, 2007 17:44:20 GMT -5
"You wanted her to come with, for what? Do you like playing the shouder to cry on?"
"I came to prevent the pair of you from killing each other." he growled, advancing on Ana and staring her down. "And you, Ana, seem determined to hold a grudge forever for something you would have done yourself. Either way, I'm sick of hearing it."
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Gwen Havers
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Post by Gwen Havers on Jun 20, 2007 18:00:21 GMT -5
"Either way, I'm sick of hearing it."
"Yes, Ana, I'm sorry we can't all be as righteous and beyond moral reproach as you," Gwen added, Severin's support lending her misplaced courage. "If it gets dark, we can just use that halo of yours to light the way."
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Post by ana on Jun 20, 2007 19:09:37 GMT -5
"I came to prevent the pair of you from killing each other."
"If you were so concerned about that, you'd have let her go with the other's. But I kinda think you need to have someone to protect." Ana countered, sensing that they'd all chosen this moment to let everything out into the open once and for all.
"And you, Ana, seem determined to hold a grudge forever for something you would have done yourself. Either way, I'm sick of hearing it."
"Yes, Ana, I'm sorry we can't all be as righteous and beyond moral reproach as you...If it gets dark, we can just use that halo of yours to light the way."
"Y'know what? I'm done with the pair of you." She shook her head at them both.
"You can do whatever the hell you like. You wanna go back to camp? Go ahead." She said, looking at Severin. "You think i've got a grudge about Gwen keeping secrets? Maybe I do. And your right, I would have done exactly the same thing in her position. Hell, I'm certain i've already done it while we've been on this island. But other than that, you don't know a goddamn thing about me." She turned her attention to Gwen next.
"You wanna wander around out here wallowing in your self pity? Be my guest. You seem to have this deep seated desire for afirmation from everyone yet you haven't really done anything that would make them think bad of you in the first place. You've really gotta toughen up if you're gonna last in this place."
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Post by Gwen Havers on Jun 20, 2007 20:41:21 GMT -5
And Gwen realized the ceasefire had quickly fallen apart when Ana fired both barrels at Severin and her. "Oh, oh, well I guess it never occurred to me to place a foreign insect in someone's bed or...or...to get my shoulder dislocated," she retorted. "But then again, I suppose I've been too busy gathering food and water and doing my level best to keep everyone sane while you run around passing judgment."
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Post by Severin on Jun 21, 2007 6:46:19 GMT -5
"You think i've got a grudge about Gwen keeping secrets? Maybe I do. And your right, I would have done exactly the same thing in her position. Hell, I'm certain i've already done it while we've been on this island. But other than that, you don't know a goddamn thing about me."
Severin folded his arms, waiting patiently for her to finish. "So, really...you have no reason to be angry at Gwen, since you've done the same thing that she did? Ana, since the crash, Gwen has set about being as productive as she can. You, on the other hand, have taken on the role of island police. You've attacked at least one person." he began, keeping his tone calm and almost passive. "And you're right, I don't know anything about you. Apart from that you seem determined to do everything you're own way, make your own decisions and refuse to let others help you. And you seem to like holding a grudge that even you acknowledge to be senseless."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jun 21, 2007 16:59:58 GMT -5
THE SOUND OF TREES BREAKING FOLLOWED BY THE FAMILIAR GRINDING GROWLING CAN BE HEARD IN THE DIRECTION OF THE MID-JUNGLE BOAR TERRITORY.
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Post by ana on Jun 21, 2007 17:02:49 GMT -5
"So, really...you have no reason to be angry at Gwen, since you've done the same thing that she did? Ana, since the crash, Gwen has set about being as productive as she can. You, on the other hand, have taken on the role of island police. You've attacked at least one person."
Ana wanted to make it clear she was angry at no-one except herself, but it would mean having to admit what had happened to make her that way. They'd both told her all she was good for was causing violence, and she knew it was true. Why bother defending herself against it? Instead, she took a few more steps ahead of them, following the path they'd been tracking.
"And you're right, I don't know anything about you. Apart from that you seem determined to do everything you're own way, make your own decisions and refuse to let others help you. And you seem to like holding a grudge that even you acknowledge to be senseless."
"Then i'm better off doing this alone then." She growled, storming off leaving the other two standing.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Jun 21, 2007 18:34:36 GMT -5
"Then i'm better off doing this alone then."
"Ugh, you are so bloody stubborn," she groaned in frustration, following Ana. "I know you have to be right about everything all the time, but this isn't something you can do on your own. You tell me I've got to toughen up? You need to learn how to play well with others. There's a very small population on this island; what are you going to do once you've alienated everyone on it?"
Too busy concentrating on Ana's retreating back, she wasn't really watching her footing.
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Post by Severin on Jun 22, 2007 3:16:42 GMT -5
Sev watched Gwen stumble forward as she pursued Ana. "Gwen, wait." he called, walking after her in powerful strides.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Jun 22, 2007 7:42:06 GMT -5
And then she froze as that metallic howling echoed through the trees. She couldn't how far it was or where it was heading. But she knew they needed to move to wherever it wasn't.
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Post by ana on Jun 22, 2007 8:23:34 GMT -5
Ana's pace ground to a halt when she too heard the distant mechanical growling again. It was the same as it was the first night after the crash, only this time it seemed to be further away. Whatever it was, it apparently had free roam of the jungle. It was eerie, but it didn't disuade Ana from her current course of action. She glanced back at the others to see what their reaction was, then carried on ahead anyway.
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Post by Severin on Jun 22, 2007 8:26:17 GMT -5
The sudden noise was recognizable and instilled more caution in him, but it seemed to fade away quickly, signaling it was moving farther away from them. He continued after Gwen and Ana. "Wait, don't move too far in." he warned.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Jun 22, 2007 8:49:16 GMT -5
"Try telling that to Officer Ana," she muttered, as she tried to keep up with her.
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Post by ana on Jun 22, 2007 9:00:22 GMT -5
"I'm fine on my own!" Ana shouted over her shoulder. "Go back if you want, I don't care."
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